Best Anime of 2011
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
Hunter x HunterThe rare shonen that treats its power system as a legal document and its villains as philosophers.Read the review
Puella Magi Madoka MagicaThe magical girl show that reads the contract's small print, and turns a bright genre into the defining anime tragedy of its decade.
Steins;GateEleven slow episodes buy the best second half in the medium, and the payoff justifies every minute.
NichijouKyoto Animation spent a feature film's care on jokes about a rolled omelette and a wooden cube.